Poultry-roost.



Patented Dec. 30, |902.

J. M. REID. POULTRY BOOST.

(Application led Apr. 3, 1902.)

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(No Model.)

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UNrrnn STATES PATENT GFFICE.

JESSE M. REID, OF POMEROY, WASHINGTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,120, dated December30, 1902.

` Application rled April 5*, 1902. Serial No. 101.189. (No model.)

To all whom, i?? may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JESSE M. REID, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pomeroy, in the county of Garfield, State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry-Boosts; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to poultry-roosts; and it has for its object toprovide a construction which will not harbor vermin, which may be easilycleaned, and which will prevent vermin from crawling thereonto.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in connection with theroost, nests so arranged and constructed as to prevent passage of verminbetween the nest and roost, the entire arrangement being such as topermit of access of a person to all sides of the roost, with the nests,with the well-known advantages incident thereto.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood fromthe following description. l

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective View of the roost. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the roost through one end portion thereof, including a nest.Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the roost and nests attached to thewall of a coop.

Referring now to the drawings, the present roost consists of the two endportions and each of which includes a horizontal member 7, havingdepending end portions 8 and 9, said horizontal member and end portionsbeing formed of three sections of pipe connected by means of the Tconnections 10 and 11,

.the heads of the connections being disposed Vertical and having nipples12 and 13 engaged with the upper ends thereof, and formed upon the upperend portions of the` heads of the T connections are the outwardly andupwardly projecting flanges 14, forming cups surrounding the endportions and which are adapted to receive oil or other fluid to preventpassage of vermin from one side to the other of the cups.

Attached to each of the nipples 12 and 13 is a nest 15, as shown, andwhich is held by the nipple in upright position.

To hold the end portions of the roost in vertical positions, theportions 8 and 9, which are nipples, are engaged iu Hoor-plates 16 and17, and in the raised portions 18 of which plates are formed the grooves19, forming cups surrounding the nipples and prevent passage of verminfrom the plates to the nipples when said cups are filled with oil orother suitable liquid. As above stated, there are two of these endportions provided, and, as shown, they are arranged parallel, and.disposed upon their horizontal portions are the slats 20', sopositioned that they touch only the horizontal supports, so that passageof vermin to the slats from the walls of the building or other exteriorobject is prevented.

To prevent foreign matter from dropping into the oil-cups,covers 2O areprovided therefor, each consisting of a disk secured to theroost-support or nest-support, respectively, just above the cup andspaced only slightly from the upper edge of the cup, the disks beingslightly dished, with their convex faces disposed upwardly and theirperipheries projecting beyond the outer side faces of the cups, asshown.

It is found desirable to prevent droppings from the fowls from fallingupon the floor or ground beneath the roosts, and for this purpose eachroost is provided with rods 25, which are secured against the innerfaces of the upper ends of the uprights of the roost, and attached tothese rods at its side edges is a truncated triangular sheet 26 of oiledfabric or other suitable material, to which the droppings will notstick. Longitudinally of the sheet 26 and at the center thereof aresecured parallel slats 27, between which is a fiat gutter 28, inclinedfrom one end to the other of the device owing to the convergence of theside edges of the sheet, and at the lower end of the gutter and belowthe sheet isdisposed a receptacle 29, into which the droppings pass ormay be brushed.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings there is shown the roost applied to the sideof a coop. In

this case the uprights of the roost are mounted upon brackets 30,secured to the wall of the coop. In this case is used also a TOO sheet31 of oiled or otherwise-treated fabric to catch and direct thedroppings to a receptaclel 32. The sheet in this instance is shown asprovided with slats 34 to hold it sti and with clips 35 for engagementwith the crossbars of the roost to hold the sheet in active position.

In practice modifications of the specific constructions shown may bemade and any suitable materials and proportions may be used for thevarious parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.l

What is claimed is- 1. The combination with a poultry-roost comprisingend supports and slats thereon, of a chute consisting of a singlesection of fabric attached at its corners to the ends of the supportsand having parallel-spaced slats secured longitudinally thereof betweenits side edges to hold the fabric under tension, said fabric beingnarrower at one end than the other whereby the fabric between the slatsis inclined.

2. The combination with a poultry-roost comprising end supports andslats thereon, of a chute consisting of a sheet of fabric attached tothe end supports and extending diagonally beneath the slats, `and slatssecured transversely of the fabric to stiften the latter.

3. A poultry roost and nest comprising end supports, each including ahorizontal portion and terminal depending portions comprising Tconnections disposed with their heads vertical and having cupsencircling their upper ends, nests attached to the T connections abovethe cups, slats disposed upon the horizontal portions, supportsconnected to the lower ends of the headsof the T connections and cupsencircling the supports below said horizontal portions. l

4. A poultry roost and nest comprising end supports each including ahorizontal member having T connections at its ends having their headsdisposed vertical, nipples engaged with the lower ends of the heads ofthe T connections, floor-plates in which the lower ends of the nipplesare engaged and having cups surrounding their respective nipples, theupper ends of the heads of the T connections having cups encirclingthem, and nests engaged with the T connections above the cups, thesupports having slats disposed thereon.

5. The combination with a poultry roost and nest, of means for catchingand directing droppings, said means including a fabric having means forattaching it to the roost and provided with longitudinal slats and anintermediate gutter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE M. REID.

Witnesses:

G. C. START, A. E. DIcKsoN.

